The BYB Maniplulator
Click to view full size
Preview 1

Description

The BYB Manipulator Our 3D printed Manipulator allows you to precisely place your electrodes or probes on tiny things like cockroach leg hairs, a worm nerve fiber, or a fly muscle. Specifications Offers 4 degrees of freedom for electrode placement Occupies a total volume (without electrode attached) of 10.5 cm (4.1 inch) long by 7.9 cm (3.1 inch) wide by 9.5 cm (3.8 inch) high Each full turn of a knob moves an axis 0.8 mm (0.03 inch) Range of Motion of x-axis = 37 mm (~1.4 inch) Range of Motion of y-axis = 32 mm (~1.2 inch) Range of Motion of z-axis = 18 mm (~0.7 inch) Range of Motion of Angle of Attack = 135 degrees Can use bottom mounted magnets for firm staying power For more information (and videos) please see: https://backyardbrains.com/products/micromanipulator

From NIH 3D

Model source and downloads

This page preserves searchable metadata and attribution. Use NIH 3D for the current files and source details.

Source creator
backyardbrains
Source license
CC-BY-SA
Archived copies are shared under the license shown.
View/download on NIH 3D

Makes

See how others have printed this model

Comments

Share your thoughts and ask questions

Sign in to join the conversation

Sign In

The BYB Maniplulator

From NIH 3D
Likes
0
Views
0
Remixes
0

Category

learning

License

CC-BY-SA

Published

8/30/2026

Availability

free on NIH 3D